Cressex Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 27 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 110500
- Address
- Holmers Lane, HP12 4QA
- Website
- www.cressex.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 762 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 57.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
Pakistani 58.9%
White British 16.5%
Mixed 7.8%
Other White 5.4%
African 2.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 2.1%
Caribbean 1.6%
Indian 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 59%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.6
Local authority average 53.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 11 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 2 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 2 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 80 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Cressex Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 144
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 107
- 3rd preference
- 92
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 155 75 80 |
| Year 8 | 157 82 75 |
| Year 9 | 147 60 87 |
| Year 10 | 151 75 76 |
| Year 11 | 152 78 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 90.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 22.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 62.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 4.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |